59th largest plant in Alaska · 6121st nationally
Valdez is a oil power plant in Alaska with a nameplate capacity of 8.6 MW. It generates roughly 8.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 828 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 12% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1718 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Valdez |
|---|---|
| Operator | Copper Valley Elec Assn, Inc |
| City | Valdez |
| County | Valdez Cordova County |
| State | Alaska |
| ZIP | 99686 |
| Coordinates | 61.13030, -146.36470 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.8 MW | Retired | 1976 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.6 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.9 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| 12 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.9 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.5 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 7.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 13 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 147 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1718 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.